Q: Who were the first people who lived in Virginia?

A: The American Indians (First Americans)

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Q: In which areas of Virginia did the American Indians (First Americans) live?

A: All areas, but mostly in the Tidewater, Piedmont, and

Appalachian Plateau

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Q: How many First American major language groups were there in Virginia?

A: Three

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Q: Who named the First Americans “Indians”?

A: Christopher Columbus

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Q: Christopher Columbus thought that he had found—

A: The Indies

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Q: The Indies are located near—

A: China

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Q: What artifacts tell us a lot about the First Americans who lived in Virginia?

A: arrowheads, pottery, and other tools

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Q: What was spoken primarily in the Tidewater region?

A: Algonquian

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Q: The Powhatan were a member of which language group?

A: Algonquian

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Q: What was spoken primarily in the Piedmont region?

A: Siouan

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Q: What was spoken in Southwestern Virginia and in Southern Virginia near what is today North Carolina?

A: Iroquoian

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Q: The Cherokee were a part of which language group?

A: Iroquoian

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Q: First Americans met their basic needs by interacting with the—

A: Climate and Environment

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Q: The climate of Virginia is relatively—

A: Mild

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Q: Because of the four seasons in Virginia, we have a variety of—

A: Vegetation

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Q: Forests have a variety of—

A: Trees

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Q: Virginia’s Indians are referred to as—

A: Eastern Woodlands

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Q: The kinds of food the First Americans ate, the clothing they wore, and the shelters they had depended upon the what?

A: Seasons

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Q: American Indian foods changed with the what?

A: Seasons

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Q: What did American Indians eat in the winter?

A: birds and animals

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Q: What did the First Americans eat in the Spring?

A: Fish and berries

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Q: In the summer, the First Americans grew crops like—

A: beans, corn, squash

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Q: In the Fall, the American Indians—

A: Harvested crops

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Q: What was used for clothing in American Indian cultures?

A: animal skins (deerskin)

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Q: American Indians made shelters from—

A: Materials around them

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